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PROVING THINGS 214: SONGWRITING, COPYING AND DISCLOSURE: GIVE THEM A MINIM AND THEY'LL TAKE A MILE

PROVING THINGS 214: SONGWRITING, COPYING AND DISCLOSURE: GIVE THEM A MINIM AND THEY’LL TAKE A MILE

August 11, 2021 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Disclosure, Members Content

An interesting issue as to proof and evidence arose in the decision of Mr Justice Zacaroli in Smith v Dryden & Ors [2021] EWHC 2277 (IPEC).  The claimant failed to establish that a song had been “copied”.  There are also…

LIMITATION, THE DATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE SECTION 33 DISCRETION: THE SINS OF THE LAWYER CANNOT NECESSARILY BE PASSED ONTO THE CLIENT

LIMITATION, THE DATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND THE SECTION 33 DISCRETION: THE SINS OF THE LAWYER CANNOT NECESSARILY BE PASSED ONTO THE CLIENT

August 11, 2021 · by gexall · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil Procedure, Clinical Negligence, Limitation, Members Content

The judgment of Richard Hermer QC, sitting as a High Court Judge, in Wilkins v University Hospital North Midlands NHS Trust [2021] EWHC 2164 (QB) deals with several important elements of limitation in the context of clinical negligence. Firstly the…

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